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No. 74 May 1993
1988-1990 NORTH CAROLINA
BIRTH DEFECTS REGISTRY REPORT
by
Annette L. Murray
ABSTRACT
This report presents data from the 1988-90 North Carolina Birth Defects Registry. Data
tables within this report are updated to include the 1989 and 1990 Registry data, and in some cases
overlap the 1988 data tabulated in a previous CHES study on birth defects1
. Descriptive statistics
displayed in the tables give the reader perspectives on the prevalence of birth defects in the state.
Other sections of this report are written with the intention of orienting readers to the use and
interpretation of data on birth malformations. The report also discusses potential problems
associated with analyzing rates based on small numbers, and the effects of variations in data
collection methods on geographic and temporal patterns of congenital malformations in the state.
Because one of the Healthy Carolinians objectives is to reduce the state's infant death rate
to seven deaths per 1,000 live births by the Year 20002
, the study of birth defects as they relate to
infant deaths has gained importance. From 1988 through 1990 birth defects were the leading cause
of infant mortality in North Carolina. In 1990, 193 percent of the infant deaths were due to
congenital anomalies.

No. 74 May 1993
1988-1990 NORTH CAROLINA
BIRTH DEFECTS REGISTRY REPORT
by
Annette L. Murray
ABSTRACT
This report presents data from the 1988-90 North Carolina Birth Defects Registry. Data
tables within this report are updated to include the 1989 and 1990 Registry data, and in some cases
overlap the 1988 data tabulated in a previous CHES study on birth defects1
. Descriptive statistics
displayed in the tables give the reader perspectives on the prevalence of birth defects in the state.
Other sections of this report are written with the intention of orienting readers to the use and
interpretation of data on birth malformations. The report also discusses potential problems
associated with analyzing rates based on small numbers, and the effects of variations in data
collection methods on geographic and temporal patterns of congenital malformations in the state.
Because one of the Healthy Carolinians objectives is to reduce the state's infant death rate
to seven deaths per 1,000 live births by the Year 20002
, the study of birth defects as they relate to
infant deaths has gained importance. From 1988 through 1990 birth defects were the leading cause
of infant mortality in North Carolina. In 1990, 193 percent of the infant deaths were due to
congenital anomalies.